Interesting Biomechanics

[David Humphries]

I did think that but Im never 100% sure of the difference between applanatum and australe, so I just go with ganoderma spp. lol Need to get better at fungi ID.

 

Thought the twisted Catalpa trunk was interesting though. Especially in such a sheltered place.. Any ideas?

 

 

 

heart wood decay, torsional twisting over time.

 

 

 

Go back with a big saw, fell it, then cut through the trunk a dozen or so sections.

 

Photo each one in order and then post up so we can have a good look.

 

If anyone shouts at you whilst doing it, just start running off,

yelling back that the "Hama" told you to do it

 

 

 

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[BenR]

heart wood decay, torsional twisting over time.

 

 

 

Go back with a big saw, fell it, then cut through the trunk a dozen or so sections.

 

Photo each one in order and then post up so we can have a good look.

 

If anyone shouts at you whilst doing it, just start running off,

yelling back that the "Hama" told you to do it

 

 

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hhahaha yes what a fantastic idea. The only trouble is if I am in Amsterdam it is unlikely I would be capable of operating a saw

[David Humphries]

hhahaha yes what a fantastic idea. The only trouble is if I am in Amsterdam it is unlikely I would be capable of operating a saw

 

If one has the courage to open the doors of perception..........then all is acheivable

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Due to mycelium within the pore layer, i would say ganoderma adsersum/australe, BUT and its a big but!

 

its all about the spores, it is the only really acurate way to know. hard to tell from these images but australe tends to have a deeper more broadly attached base.

[BenR]

If one has the courage to open the doors of perception..........then all is acheivable

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Paraphrasing Aldous Huxley? Or is that your own genius seeping through?

[David Humphries]

So when the butress laterals aren't quite enough, tether yourself down some more with extra guy rootage..........

 

 

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[Giles Hill]

Weird!

 

What are the ground conditions like there?

 

I would have described them as being surface roots taking the line of least resistance past the barriers formed by those buttresses. That's not to say my description would be right of course!

[David Humphries]

Weird!

 

What are the ground conditions like there?

 

I would have described them as being surface roots taking the line of least resistance past the barriers formed by those buttresses. That's not to say my description would be right of course!

 

 

 

Burnham Beeches Giles.

 

 

Pretty convoluted geology.

 

Sits on a large gravel terrace, ontop of older chalk.

 

with pockets of pure sand and patches of clay at the surface

 

This tree sits on a deep rich layer of beech mulch.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Giles Hill]

Thanks David, I was thinking the ground beneath the buttresses must be fairly compacted and the surface roots were taking the line of least resistance... But if that was case, you'd think they would run alongside the barrier -those seem to have left the ground before getting to it.

 

They do look just like guy ropes too!

[RobArb]

big burr on a mature sweet chestnut i deadwood today (sorry bout the quality, twas on my mobile)